For “Lovelace & Babbage” http://amzn.to/1MbRWCu @sydneypadua did remarkable original historical research, summarized in funny footnotes.
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Essence of symbolic AI—unchanged into 1980s—is that thinking is *general symbolic logic* (not just Boolean algebra) and can be mechanized.
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I didn't realize this concept of "thinking machines" predated the 20th century. A cursory check suggests that no one had it before Lovelace.
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@Meaningness thanks so much for sharing. Just added it to my@RebelMouse http://rbl.ms/1dZ0MsDThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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